Identification of entomopathogenic nematodes in the Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae (Nemata: Rhabditida)

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 286-300

  Nguyen, K B ^b   Smart Jr , G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditidae; Heterorhabditis; Identification; Nematode; Neosteinernema; SEM; Steinernema; Steinernematidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030468118     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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